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Mining & the mines, 1871

651 stories in Sydney's papers · page 24 of 33

Mining

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 30 September 1871 · page 978

A COMPANY has been formed at Gulgong for the purpose of bringing water from the head of Reedy Creek to the Gulgong Township. The length of the race will be about seven and a half miles, and will…

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The Gold Fields

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 30 September 1871 · page 2

GULGONG.—A few promising discoveries, the principal of which is west of the Tommy Dodd lines of lead, have lately been made, which, although not rich, have opened up occupation for…

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Mining Items

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 30 September 1871 · page 15

MINING matters at Gulgong have been slightly livelier during the past week, consequent on a few promising discoveries, which, though not rich, has, says the local organ, opened up occupation for some hundreds. The…

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A California Mining Project

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 30 September 1871 · page 15

AT Murderer's Bar, on the North Fork of the American River, is a great crevice or depression in the bedrock known to contain vast quantities of gold. The spot was flumed and partially worked several years…

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Mark Brown's Wife: A Tale of the Gold-fields. Part Iii.—the Wages Op Sin. Chapter Ix—plots

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 30 September 1871 · page 986

A week had passed over since the incidents recorded in our last chapter, and Tom Drewe was now on the day shift. Not a night passed without his visiting two or three times the Stockman's Rest, the name of…

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The Gold-fields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 October 1871 · page 2

EMU CREEK,—In its latest weekly report the Mining Record says:—We are glad to be able to report that the resume activity to which we adverted in our last issue still continues, all the machines then at work are still…

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Mining Intelligence

Evening News · Thursday 5 October 1871 · page 3
Also in Empire

THE usual fortnightly escort left Gulgong on Thursday last, conveying 5584oz 3dwts 9gr es the produce of this gold-field for the post fortnight. This amount, says the local organ of the 30th ultimo, is l647oz larger than…

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Gold and Other Mining

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 October 1871 · page 6

DURING the past month mining of all descriptions has gone on most satisfactorily, and escort returns are keeping up beyond the average of last year. A matter which is well worthy of remark is that more general attention is…

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Mining

Evening News · Friday 6 October 1871 · page 3
Also in Empire

The Currajong correspondent of the Forbes Times, says:—Last week I thought I had great news to report, but what I have now to say will put all former reports in the shade, for now instead of 5oz…

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The Coal Mine at Bulli

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 7 October 1871 · page 1015

AMONGST the many pleasant trips by which the Sydney man, with a day or two of leisure upon his hands, may recruit his energies, there is scarcely one that is preferable to a visit to the coal mines at Bulli,…

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Mines and Mining. Cargo. (From Our Correspondent.) September 30

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 7 October 1871 · page 15

IN my last I spoke of the demise of the Cargo Company, but if they are dead their ghost stills walks the earth, and entered an appearance in the flesh at Toogong the other day before the court of petty sessions…

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Mining

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 7 October 1871 · page 1006

THE working of the new frontage regulations at Gulgong is proving anything but satisfactory, and has led to an amount of confusion and litigation almost without a parallel. Not only are there constant…

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Mining Items

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 7 October 1871 · page 15

THE usual fortnightly escort left Gulgong on Thursday last, conveying 5584oz 3dwts 9gr as the produce of this gold-field for the past fortnight. This amount, says the local organ of the 30th ultimo, is 1647oz larger than…

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Mining Intelligence

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 7 October 1871 · page 2

EMU CREEK.—The Mining Record states that there are now about 70 people on the Levels, which are situated about 15 miles on the other side of t he Billabong, and 55 miles from Grenfell…

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The Gold-fields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 October 1871 · page 3

GULGONG.—In its latest weekly mining report, the Guardian says:—The all-absorbing item of mining news this week is the really magnificent yield from No. 5, N. Happy Valley Lead, of 2578 oz. from 310 loads, or an avorage yield…

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Mining Intelligence

Empire · Thursday 12 October 1871 · page 2
Also in Evening News

WE have had, says the Grenfell Mining Record of the 7th instant, for the last few days varions reports and rumours from two different localities, which have led to a [?] to those places—considerable numbers of our…

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Mining Items

Evening News · Friday 13 October 1871 · page 4

The Currajon[?] correspondent of the Forbes Times says:— The rush continues, diggers and business folk are coming from all directions. At a rough estimate the total number now on the ground is from 650 to 700,…

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